MTD reading questions

Are Moralistic Therapeutic Deists basically Christians?

• yes

• no

Which is the most common worldview of American young people?

• MTD

• Christianity

• Atheism

• none of these

According to the MTD worldview, what is God's main focus?

• serving us and making us feel good

• doing what is best for the world

• glorifying himself by rescuing and redeeming his creation

• making sure we follow the rules

Which worldview says that God generally only gets involved in people's individual lives when they need him to solve a problem or help them?

• Christianity

• MTD

• atheism

• Buddhism

According to MTD, what is a person's main goal in life?

• to be happy and to feel good about yourself

• to do more good things than bad

• to enjoy God and to reflect him

• to survive

MTD has a MORALISTIC approach to life. What does this mean?

• when it talks about right/wrong behavior, it mainly focuses on being good, moral people

• it talks about the difference between right and wrong

• it does not say there is any difference between right behavior and wrong behavior

MTD stands for Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. What does "therapeutic" mean?

• affecting your mind and body in good ways

• going to counseling or therapy

• belief in only one God

People with a MTD worldview think about God in a way that is very different from the Bible. Their picture of God is a lot like ____________.

• a butler or maid

• a Greek god

• neither of these